The Cat That Hated People
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The Cat That Hated People is a 1948 Tex Avery animated short film featuring a misanthropic cat who attempts to escape humanity by traveling to the Moon, only to find even stranger annoyances there.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Cat That Hated People canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11386183 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cat That Hated People Context triple: [Tex Avery, notableWork, The Cat That Hated People]
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A.
The Cat About Town
The Cat About Town is a distinguished, portly, and impeccably dressed feline character from T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” known for frequenting gentlemen’s clubs and living a life of refined leisure.
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B.
The Cat That Walked by Himself
The Cat That Walked by Himself is a Rudyard Kipling short story from his "Just So Stories" collection that whimsically explains how the once-wild cat came to live with humans while preserving his independence.
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C.
The Mysterious Cat
"The Mysterious Cat" is a whimsical, slightly eerie poem by Vachel Lindsay that portrays a strange, otherworldly feline with supernatural overtones.
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D.
Kitty’s Back
"Kitty’s Back" is a jazz- and soul-infused rock song by Bruce Springsteen, known for its extended instrumental sections and vivid urban storytelling.
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E.
The Mystery Cat
The Mystery Cat is the epithet of Macavity, the elusive master-criminal feline from T. S. Eliot’s "Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cat That Hated People Target entity description: The Cat That Hated People is a 1948 Tex Avery animated short film featuring a misanthropic cat who attempts to escape humanity by traveling to the Moon, only to find even stranger annoyances there.
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A.
The Cat About Town
The Cat About Town is a distinguished, portly, and impeccably dressed feline character from T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” known for frequenting gentlemen’s clubs and living a life of refined leisure.
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B.
The Cat That Walked by Himself
The Cat That Walked by Himself is a Rudyard Kipling short story from his "Just So Stories" collection that whimsically explains how the once-wild cat came to live with humans while preserving his independence.
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C.
The Mysterious Cat
"The Mysterious Cat" is a whimsical, slightly eerie poem by Vachel Lindsay that portrays a strange, otherworldly feline with supernatural overtones.
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D.
Kitty’s Back
"Kitty’s Back" is a jazz- and soul-infused rock song by Bruce Springsteen, known for its extended instrumental sections and vivid urban storytelling.
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E.
The Mystery Cat
The Mystery Cat is the epithet of Macavity, the elusive master-criminal feline from T. S. Eliot’s "Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animated short film
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cartoon ⓘ |
| animationStudio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| animationType | 2D animation ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Tex Avery ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | misanthropic cat ⓘ |
| featuresContrast | Earthly annoyances versus bizarre lunar annoyances ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
exaggerated cartoon violence
ⓘ
sci-fi space travel ⓘ surreal humor ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
lunar landscape
ⓘ
urban environment ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
escapism
ⓘ
frustration with modern life ⓘ misanthropy ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ slapstick ⓘ |
| hasDirectorStyle | Tex Avery gag-driven pacing ⓘ |
| hasEndingTheme | there is no perfect escape from annoyance ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverseElement | Moon inhabited by strange creatures and phenomena ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
absurdist comedy
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visual gags ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistType | anthropomorphic cat ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacterTrait | hatred of people ⓘ |
| intendedExhibition | theatrical release ⓘ |
| medium | traditional hand-drawn animation ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | first-person narration by the cat ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Tex Avery’s exaggerated visual gags
ⓘ
depiction of extreme annoyance with everyday human behavior ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A misanthropic cat, fed up with people, travels to the Moon to escape humanity but finds even stranger annoyances there. ⓘ |
| portrays | everyday human behaviors as irritating to the protagonist ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| productionEra | post-World War II ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| runningTimeCategory | short film ⓘ |
| setting |
Earth
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Moon ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfRelease | Golden Age of American animation ⓘ |
| workType | theatrical cartoon short ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Cat That Hated People Description of subject: The Cat That Hated People is a 1948 Tex Avery animated short film featuring a misanthropic cat who attempts to escape humanity by traveling to the Moon, only to find even stranger annoyances there.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.